The Colonial Theatre — Attraction in Phoenixville

This place is just magical if you love film history and have love and appreciation of old school movie theater is for you. I love this place place for blob history alone. How many people can say they sat in the theater where the blob attack movie goers in the 60s and actually get to react it every year with blob fest events. Even if your not there for blob fest they host various older movies, live events, and newer features you may not find everywhere to enjoy. There always something to do through out the week and weekend. I am horror and science fiction fan and over the last couple years they have really stepped up there programing in that realm. And I have been able to experience some great meetings with others from genre community and people who work within it. This place def celebrate the past with there history, features and events. But also moving to the future with there added wing and concession stand. Its a place to feel comfortable and celebrate cinema history with others at a cheap and reasonable prices. If you go here for a event it wont break your bank and it goes to a great cause of helping to preserve history of cinema past and also with improvement to there future. Another thing is you can become a member at some fantastic value and it def pays for itself in the end and worth to have. Plus gives discounts to some wonderful places in the area. Depending on tier membership you can get advance ticketing, discount tickets, discount concessions and more. Best part again it goes to preserving this historic place and! a staple in a now thriving community. Make the trip and youll hardly ever be let down. And also has amazing shops and restaurants in the area. Great for date nights and movie with historical back drop. Just beware of the blob!!!! Never know when the red menace may pop up again. Well usually summer but thats our secret. Remember to bring your fire extinguisher CO2 will keep...

My first visit to Phoenixville, not to mention the Colonial Theater, and they were both impressive. The Colonial Theater has a prime location in the heart of the vibrant main street through downtown Phoenixville, Bridge Street, making it an easy night out option. Park in the municipal pay by phone lot and walk to dinner before your show/concert/movie, then head to a lively bar after if you're still up for some fun. The theater has a lovely lobby with a concession stand offering the basics like candy and popcorn, plus beer 🍺 and wine🍷 for the over 21 crowd. There's a movie theater that plays the old classics and new releases that appear to trend toward the highbrow. Rustin was playing while we were there and we popped in and sat in the back before our show. It was a small theater with traditional movie theater seats, not the "lay down like you're in your living room" seats most theaters now have. The screen was small, as well. We saw 10,000 Maniacs in the main space, a semi-restored theater that was beautiful and intimate, even from our seats in the balcony. I didn't feel like rhe sound was so great, but it was a wonderful venue to see a show. The usher was also very friendly and pointed out "The Blob" plaque on the back wall of the balcony seating area to many people. Apparently, the 1957 movie 🎬 was filmed partially in Phoenixville and the theater takes full advantage of the notoriety, even iffering a $20 Blobcorn bucket of popcorn, with $4 refills. You should definitely add taking in a show here to your...

This is a beautiful historic theater. Historic as in retro as in old. If you are in their 1903 theater which is the original theater for the Colonial you can expect some areas in need of repair but overall the theater is clean and the seats while old school are not bad even for “larger” adults. This is the theater you see in the 1958 film The Blob. And every year the Colonial celebrates with a Blogfest which includes a re-enactment of the run out of the theater as seen in the movie. Plus a street fair and of course screenings of the classic films on the big screen. In recent years they have expanded to the old bank next door and added two additional more modern theaters. If you are looking for a theater with recliners the colonial is not for you, but if you want a truly great experience and enjoy a retro feel. This is the place for you. The bathrooms are always clean and stocked. The concessions are fairly priced (unlike other theaters). They offer food and adult beverages as well as movie theater classics like popcorn and candy. The two theaters in the bank and new large concession stand are all great additions to this classic theater. I have attended films in all three theaters, concerst in the 1903 theater, and events like Blobfest and have enjoyed every one. Thank you Colonial for keeping a great...